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title	Creating Players

Players cannot be created if there is no available licenses. If you want to view licenses, see Viewing Licenses.

In the self-built system, functions related to licenses are not supported.

Step 1 Choose > Players Management > Players.

Step 2 Click New.

Step 3 Select synchronous player or asynchronous player and click Next.

- - - - Synchronous player: Bound to VPlayer
      - Asynchronous player: Bound to Taurus through the software ViPlex

Step 4 Enter a name for the player, associate a license, set the solution distribution type and the categories of the player, and then click OK.

Currently available licenses are shown in the drop-down options of Associated license. Licenses associated with other players or expired licenses are not shown. After successful association, license number and valid period are shown in the Player License column of the player list.
Meanings of the distribution types are shown as follows:

- - - - Manual: After a solution is bound to players or is modified, users need to click Update solution in on the player list page to distribute the solution manually.
      - Auto: After a solution is bound to players or is modified, VNNOX will distribute VNNOX automatically distributes the solution automatically without the need for any operationfurther operations.

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title	Modifying Player Attributes

Step 1 Choose > Players Management > Players.

Step 2 Select a player and click Attribute, or select multiple players and click Bulk edit.

The player attributes are explained in Table 3-11. When multiple players are selected for bulk edit, only some of the tabs and attributes are shown.

Table 3-11 Player attributes

Tab Name	Description
Basic Info	Set player name, description, distribution type and time zone, enable or disable player, associate licenses and solutions, and select a non-scheduled content. In the self-built system, functions related to licenses are not supported. Meanings of the distribution types: Manual: After a solution is bound to players or is modified, users need to click Update solution in the player list page to distribute the solution manually. Auto: After a solution is bound to players or is modified, VNNOX will distribute automatically distributes the solution automatically without the need for any operationfurther operations. Currently available licenses are shown in the drop-down options of Associated license. Only after players are bound on the VPlayer or ViPlex, the solutions can be associated and the non-scheduled content can be set. The non-scheduled content can be an image or video, and is played during the non-scheduled periods of the solutions.
Workgroup	Set the workgroup the player belongs to and set the workgroups to which you share the player in a non-public workgroup.
Remote Control Plan	Set remote control plan to enable non-real-time remote control of screens. If it is required to control in real time, the Real-time control function in the player list page can be used. This tab appears only when players are bound through VPlayer or ViPlex. VPlayer must be V1.2.0 or above. After the a player is bound or a remote control plans are plan is updated, VNNOX will distribute automatically distributes the plans plan to the corresponding terminal player. Operation types of remote control plan: Synchronous player: Screen rebooting and screen status control Asynchronous player: Screen rebooting, screen status control, screen power control, dual-mode switching, volume control and brightness adjustment Perform the following operations to set a remote control plan: Add: Add remote control commands, including command type and execution plan settings. When all the function buttons in power control are grayed out, it indicates that the power configuration information of the terminal player is not obtained. When adding auto control commands for brightness adjustment, you need to set auto brightness adjustment parameters, namely the corresponding relationship between ambient brightness and screen brightness. Edit: Change the remote control plan type and execution plan. Delete: Delete remote control commands. Apply Preset Plan: Apply plans created in Players Management > Remote Control Plan. Applying preset plans will overwrite the existing configuration data. Changing the plans here and changing the plans in Players Management > Remote Control Plan will not affect each other.
Status	Show the status and identifier of the player. The information related to the terminal player and host will be shown at the same time if the player is bound. Clean-up If the terminal player is VPlayer, clicking this button will delete the media items that are not related to the solution currently being played. If the terminal player is Taurus, clicking this button will delete all the media items. In addition, if one of the media items is being played, clicking the button will cause a black screen. Remove Binding Click this button to unbind the player from the terminal player. After unbinding, the system will clear screenshots of the player. Enable data threshold Select this option to enable and set the data threshold. The threshold minus the data used by the terminal player is the remaining data of the terminal player. If the required data is greater than the remaining data of the terminal player while updating solutions, a prompt will appear.
Media Downloaded Status	Show the download status of media.
Screenshot	Show the screenshots of the playback window. The Screenshot tab can be displayed on the player attribute page only if you have performed the screenshot operation by clicking Screenshot in the player list. For the internal video source, if the screenshot status in the player list is Capturing, the screenshot window shows the system default image. If the player status is View screenshot, the screenshot window shows the latest screenshot. For the external video source, the screenshot window shows the system default image. Player Name: Indicates the player that current screenshot belongs to. *Captured (terminal player time zone): Indicates the terminal player time when the screenshot was captured. The terminal player time zone* is a variable and depends on the time zone of current terminal player, such as "GMT+08:00". Solution Source: For the internal video source, the solution source shows the name of the system that publishes the video. For the external video source, the solution source only shows External source. Recapture: Recapture a screenshot from the playback window. Emergency off: Turn off the screen immediately.
Remote Control History	Show the execution history of remote control plans. Select filter criteria in the Filter on the left side of the page to quickly filter out the information you want. This tab appears only when players are bound on VPlayer or ViPlex. VPlayer must be V1.2.0 or above.
Position	Set the location of terminal players, including address, longitude and latitude. Baidu and Google maps are supported. Map settings: Manual: Click a place on the map or drag . Auto: Click Auto Position. The player must be bound before operation. If the Address Set in weather widget attributes is set to Follow the players, weather information will be shown according to the location of terminal players.

Step 3 After the attributes are edited, click Save or Save&Close.

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title	Associating Solutions

After being bound by terminal players, players can associate solutions. After successful association, solutions will solutions are associated successfully, they can be distributed automatically or manually or automatically through in VNNOX. After being downloaded by terminal players, solutions will be played according to the play plan.

Step 1 Choose > Players Management > Players.

Step 2 Enter player attribute page.

- - - - For a single player: Select a player and click Attribute, or click the player name.
      - For multiple players: Select the players and click Bulk edit.

Step 3 Choose a solution from the drop-down options of the parameter associate solution.

Step 4 Distribution type of the solution is Manual or not.

- - - - Yes. Click Save&Close to return to the player list page. Select the target player and click Update solution.
      - No. Click Save or Save&Close.

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